Fire At Edgemere Senior Home Was Triggered By Cigarette Igniting Medical Oxygen, Officials Say

EDGEMERE, Md. (WJZ) — A occurrence that displaced astatine slightest 9 residents and near 1 pistillate earnestly injured Wednesday was started by the pistillate smoking a cigaret adjacent aesculapian oxygen tubing, officials said.

Crews reported astatine 10:30 to the 2800 artifact of Lodge Farm Road. Officials said the occurrence was connected the 4th floor, and it was extinguished wrong an hour.

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Investigators determined the pistillate was smoking connected a sofa portion utilizing oxygen. A occurrence ignited and trailed on the oxygen tubing, yet burning the pistillate and igniting the sofa she was sitting on.

Officials said aesculapian oxygen is enriched, truthful it greatly increases the occurrence hazard due to the fact that it makes occurrence pain hotter and dispersed faster.

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The pistillate is hospitalized successful captious condition, but she is expected to survive. Three different residents suffered insignificant injuries.

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CBS Baltimore Staff